Whether it's for "the environment" or your own personal environment, one of the best solutions this summer is to keep things cool by operating your oven as little as possible. But that doesn't mean you should just settle for recycled cold lunch fare for dinner... More >>

'I look 16, and I act 16, but I'm not 16,' Katy Perry says at one point to a young fan in her new 3D documentary concert movie, 'Part of Me.' That's just what I was thinking - there are parts that will appeal to young girls, but it's not as young and girlish as it seems... More >>

...There was nothing really homey about our house (including the constant tension created by my parents' fighting and yelling) and consequently, we didn't want to be there. Our house was never really a great place to hang out with friends, either. More >>

...I was reading an article about naptime for babies and how to fix problems with it. I ran into this "solution" for a baby who will nap at day care during the week, but not for his parents... More >>

...I heard that you started Crossfit. I started Crossfit over 4 ½ years ago (it was the first gym in North Carolina and no one knew what it was about). I was hooked after my first class and have never stopped enjoying it. More >>

Something happened last week to renew my faith in today's young men... I was by the weight benches, working out with some small barbells. I was bent over, doing curls, and I noticed the high school boys rushing over to the wall, bending over a gym bag, rummaging through it, then glancing at me before rushing back to the court. More >>

...When I read your question 'Why do you think men no longer display acts of chivalry' I thought to myself, not my sons! But then recalled a couple of talks I had with them about women... More >>

A lot of people get married for selfish reasons. They want to be free from their parents, ease loneliness, have sex, show that they're adults, save or help someone else, attain citizenship, and/or have a baby. They also might get married because all their friends are married, or they feel like they're running out of time. But all of these reasons are WRONG! More >>

Because your recent topic was chivalry, I knew I had to share my amazing husband with you. We started dating when he was only 22, when most men are really boys and not mature in their ways. More >>

My kids now say, "Ewwww!" whenever we drive past a McDonald's. Those pictures of warm, tasty nuggets on billboards don't deceive them now that they've seen how they're really made... More >>